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Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 509 road traffic collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1991, and 644 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1990 (427), and casualties rose from 575.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,983 collisions in Tonbridge and Malling.

Collisions in 1991
509
Up 19% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
644
Up 12% on 1990
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Tonbridge and Malling in 1991

1.6% of collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1991 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Tonbridge and Malling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious9318%
  • Slight40880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious9815%
  • Slight53884%

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tonbridge and Malling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1982. 1991 is highlighted, with 509, up 19% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025227300
2024239314
2023279394
2022309417
2021246344
2020243347
2019330457
2018319482
2017360488
2016433596
2015366475
2014422547
2013339458
2012378507
2011348483
2010398525
2009398546
2008429586
2007460642
2006423571
2005424584
2004496646
2003424577
2002482631
2001467633
2000510691
1999404584
1998442591
1997456610
1996461633
1995438603
1994470656
1993459634
1992491647
1991509644
1990427575
1989474610
1988489658
1987505693
1986521654
1985544711
1984521664
1983508662
1982559698
1981557746
1980474654
1979525722

When and where crashes happen in Tonbridge and Malling in 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (16%)
  • Tuesday77 (15%)
  • Wednesday75 (15%)
  • Thursday79 (16%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday63 (12%)
  • Sunday57 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.9%)
  • February41 (8.1%)
  • March34 (6.7%)
  • April40 (7.9%)
  • May34 (6.7%)
  • June45 (8.8%)
  • July50 (9.8%)
  • August45 (8.8%)
  • September41 (8.1%)
  • October43 (8.4%)
  • November55 (11%)
  • December41 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds365 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (21%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry322 (63%)
  • Wet or damp160 (31%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph199 (39%)
  • 40 mph59 (12%)
  • 50 mph23 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph159 (31%)
  • 70 mph69 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway358 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (21%)
  • Roundabout40 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant400 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (16%)
  • Pedestrian63 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist45 (7%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20125 (19%)
  • 21 to 25101 (16%)
  • 26 to 35132 (20%)
  • 36 to 4587 (14%)
  • 46 to 5537 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.8%)
  • Over 7515 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider410 (64%)
  • Passenger171 (27%)
  • Pedestrian63 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car682 (73%)
  • Motorcycle105 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tonbridge and Malling in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Tonbridge and Malling

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tonbridge and Malling ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tonbridge and Malling had the 164th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
164th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
176th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tonbridge and Malling with the most crashes in 1991

The A20 had the most collisions in Tonbridge and Malling in 1991: 63, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tonbridge and Malling, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206378110
2ndA26568305
3rdM20384902
4thA2273643013
5thA229283913
6thA228263606
7thA25183106
8thB2015121400
9thB245101103
10thM2101210
11thA219902
12thB201681002
13thM267900
14thA20146802
15thA20451100
16thB20271100
17thB20971100

Towns in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1991

Tonbridge had the most collisions of any town in Tonbridge and Malling in 1991: 88.

Postcode districts in Tonbridge and Malling: crashes in 1991

ME20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling in 1991: 99.

Latest crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Tonbridge and Malling in 1991, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Tonbridge and Malling road accidents in other years